Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km WNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 2:28 PM CST (20:28 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-07 20:28:00 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.523° N, 104.158° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.640 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.334 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.611 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 963 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.0western Texas · 962 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.422 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cred. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.